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    Ina chess tournament, there are 125 participants. The game will be played on knock out basis. How many matches are to be played in the entire tourname
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    Ina chess tournament, there are 125 participants. The game will be played on knock out basis. How many matches are to be played in the entire tournament?

    A.

    124

    B.

    125

    C.

    62

    D.

    84

    Correct option is A

    Given: 

    Total participants = 125.

    Solution:

    In a knockout tournament, the number of matches is always one less than the number of participants. Hence:

    Number of matches=125 − 1 = 124

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